Plane.



No. 778,921. PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

J. A. TRAUT.

PLANE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented January 3, 190 5.

PATENT FFICE.

JUSTUS A. TRAUT, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEYRULE & LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTI- CUT, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

PLANE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,921, dated January3, 1905.

Application filed April 27, 1904. Serial No. 205,115.

To all whom [it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J USTUS A. TRAUT, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in planes and particularly toplanes, in which cutters of various sizes and shapes may beinterchangeably employed.

The object of the invention is to provide a construction in whichinterchanges of cutters may be effected readily and quickly and theoperation of the same made reliable and efficient. I have also sought toemploy as few parts as possible and to make the construction aseconomical as its large variety of functions make feasible.

The construction of my invention in the particular form as shown in thedrawings consists of a main body portion and a relatively movablesection between which the cutting-iron is secured and held in place.Adjustable and interchangeable sole portions are provided by means ofwhich the plane may be guided and the cutting depth regulated with anyform of cutting-iron. These adjustable sole portions also support andsteady the plane-iron and permit the user to vary the size of the throator opening in front of the cutting edge.

The details of construction will be more plainly seen on an inspectionof the accompanying single sheet of drawings.

Figure l is a side elevation of a plane embodying the improvements of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same with the addition ofadjustable auxiliary guide. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of acutting-iron. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the adjustable andinterchangeable sole portions for employment with the plane of myinvention.

1 indicates a main body or stock portion of the plane having aguide-blade 2.

3 is ahandle which is conveniently provided.

4 is the plane-iron or cutter, which has its cutting edge formed tocorrespond with the outline .of the work which it is desired to turnout. I

5 is a suitable clamping-screw for securing the cutter in place.

6 is a screw for adjusting the cutting depth of the plane-iron.

7 and 8 are rods which extend laterally from the body portion of theplane.

9 and 10 are screws for clamping the rods in position.

11 is a sliding section which is mounted upon the rods 7 and 8.

12 and 13 are thumb-screws for clamping the section in place at thedistance desired from the main body portion.

14 and 15 are flanges to the front and rear of the throat of the planewhich extend downward. The plane iron when clamped in place is partiallysupported by the rear flange.

16 and 17 are portions of a sole which is provided to correspond withthe shape of the cutter employed to limit the cutting depth and to guideand direct the plane in its operation. These sole portions are formed,preferably, of wood.

18 indicates two screws which take into the sole member 16 for clampingit to the forward flange 14:. The flange is preferably provided withkeyhole-openings, as shown, so that the sole portion may be removedwithout entirely removing the screws, it simply being necessary toloosen the screws, slide the sole forward, when the screws may bereadily drawn through the enlarged portion. The rear flange 15 isprovided with oppositely-positioned keyhole-openings, and the screws 19coact therewith to clamp the rear sole portion 17 in position. Both ofthe sole portions may be adjusted front and rear, so as to vary the sizeof the throat in front of the cutter to bring the rear sole portion upso as to reinforce the cutter and prevent it from chattering or toremove the parts, as may be desired.

20 indicates a section of a molding being cut by a cutter, as shown inthe drawings. The form of outline produced will of course depend uponthe cutter employed. With my improved invention in use any form ofcutter may be employed, it simply being necessary to make use ofcorrespondingly-formed sole portions.

21 indicates a member which may be provided to slide on the rods 7 and 8and carry an auxiliary guide 22 for fixing the distance of the cutterfrom the edge of a board, molding, or the like.

23 is a handle which is conveniently provided on this fence portionwhich serves as a rest for the left hand.

The advantages of my construction will be particularly apparent to thoseskilled in the manufacture of woodworking-tools and in their use. Itgreatly reduces the number of parts necessary for a wide variety of workand the expense of the same.

What I claim is 1. In aplane the combination of a main body member, amember laterally adjustable relatively thereto having flanges projectingdownward, said flanges having horizontal openings wit-h enlarged ends, acutter having an irregularly-shaped edge, a sole member for each of saidflanges corresponding in shape to said cutter, and screws for removablysecuring said sole members to said flanges.

2. In a plane the combinationof a main body member, a second memberslidable laterally relatively thereto, a pair of flanges projectingdownwardly from said slidable member and having an opening between thesame, a sole portion carried by each of said flanges, and means foradjusting said sole portions, substantially as described.

3. In a plane, the combination of a body member, a second memberlaterally adjustable with relation thereto and adapted with said firstmember to support a plane-iron, a pair of flanges carried by said secondmember, one in front and the other in the rear, each of said flangeshaving a plurality of openings elongated horizontally, the openings insaid forward flange being enlarged on their forward ends, the openingsin the rear flange being enlarged on their rear ends and a pair ofremov+ able sole portions with means coacting with said flanges and theelongated openings therein for securing said sole portions to saidflanges. Signed at New Britain, Connecticut, this 25th day of March,1904:.

JUSTUS A. TRAUT. Witnesses:

, W. J. VVoRAM,

ROBERT N. PnoK.

